Bellingham yes, but Trent no, and he reveals that he doesn't have that problem at Real Madrid

One of the most renowned signings Real Madrid has managed to make official before the Club World Cup is Trent Alexander-Arnold. The former "66" from Liverpool left Anfield Road as a free agent, to the annoyance of the Merseyside team's supporters, and has joined the first team in white.

In Santiago Bernabéu locker room, he has already reunited with one of his best friends and compatriots: Jude Bellingham. The connection between the right-back and the midfielder is one of the most valued bonds by Xabi Alonso, to the point that he could develop a special tactic on the field.

Apart from those tactical changes devised by the Tolosa coach, Real Madrid has paid special attention to a very important element to help Alexander-Arnold integrate quickly. After all, language can be a major barrier for a footballer to understand the group and join the team as soon as possible.

This isn't the case for Trent Alexander-Arnold, since the now Madrid right-back anticipated his move to the Spanish capital and made sure he was properly prepared. "I have a good basic level of Spanish, so I can keep a fluent conversation", a skill he already showed during the press conference at his presentation as a signing. That's why the barrier has diminished considerably.

Different arrival situation

Additionally, the new "12" at Real Madrid points out that "everyone here understands English, so it's easy" to communicate with teammates both on and off the field. Despite the closeness provided by Alexander-Arnold's Spanish, the right-back has shown great progress in an area that was very challenging for his compatriot Jude Bellingham.

After all, Real Madrid's "5" took quite a while to offer his first words in Spanish during his public appearances, especially in post-match flash interviews. While it's true that over time he has learned and improved his knowledge of the language considerably, he arrived without knowing a single word... unlike his compatriot Alexander-Arnold.

That has been the main difficulty Jude Bellingham has faced to fit in at Santiago Bernabéu locker room, even though most of the first team footballers know English. Knowing that the language barrier could work against him, Trent Alexander-Arnold has decided to stay one step ahead and significantly improve his Spanish to integrate immediately.

Now that both English players are properly settled in Santiago Bernabéu locker room, they're in Xabi Alonso's hands for the upcoming matches. Especially with the Madrid debut at the Club World Cup approaching, a competition marked as "must-win" in the Valdebebas offices.